UNITED NATIONS

UNITED NATIONS

UN Secretary General António Guterres calls for global solidarity and a sense of urgency to confront the coronavirus pandemic at a special session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on December 3

ROMANIA

President Klaus Iohannis attends National Day celebrations in Bucharest on December 1

THE PHILIPPINES

Firefighters try to put out a fire engulfing a residential area in Manila on November 27. Nearly 200 families were left homeless

JAPAN

A mask-themed shop in Yokohama on November 30. The venture， called Mask Paradise， is expected to open for one month for Christmas

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

A worker sterilizes an area in a high school in Seongnam， Gyeonggi Province， on December 2 for the College Scholastic Ability Test the next day. Students took the annual test amid a sharp resurgence in coronavirus infections across the country

UNITED KINGDOM

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier （center） heads for talks with British officials in London on November 28. Renewed efforts are on to reach an agreement on fishing and other issues as UKs transition period after Brexit ends on December 31